Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Baltimore Orioles (45-44) are en route to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (49-40). The starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Ryan Yarbrough.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 23rd in MLB. They are sitting with 371 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. The Orioles have accounted for 161 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 89 balls out of the park. They have accrued 349 runs batted in as well as 698 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .232. Baltimore is slugging .383 and have struck out 792 times, while being walked on 251 occasions.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.90 on the season (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 654 batters. They have walked 248 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have allowed 93 home runs and 377 total runs (15th in baseball).

The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 87 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 base runners on the campaign and 30.3% of those players crossed home plate. Orioles bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 115 times as well as having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 306 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have notched 52 holds on the year (12th in the league). They have earned 24 saves so far this year and have missed out on 9 of 33 save opportunities.

The Orioles have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,080 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 22nd in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 2,360 putouts for the season, as well as 834 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and they have turned 77 double plays.

Kremer (4-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.02 while facing 483 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 113 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 49 walks. His earned run average is 5.24 (64 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.473. Kremer has taken the mound for 110 innings and is sitting with 99 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Tampa Bay is sitting with 81 long balls this year and 353 runs batted in. They have 153 two-baggers, while walking 266 times as well as scoring 372 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .239 this season. The Rays have a SLG% of .379 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 779 occasions (8th in MLB) and have accounted for 714 base knocks.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.144 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 680. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 344 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.34 (294 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.46 (781 strikeouts against 226 free passes). They have yielded 99 homers and they relinquish 3.91 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 53.2%, and they have dispatched 320 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 113 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.0% out of their 113 inherited runners. With 109 save situations, the Rays have earned 61 holds and also 22 blown saves.

Out of their 7,134 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 751 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,378 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Yarbrough has given up 520 base knocks and he has 426 punch outs in 533 frames. Yarbrough (37-27 career mark) has a 4.40 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 261 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.199 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and he has faced 2,236 opposing batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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